Transcript Stained Glass Window Advanced Glass Art Option One Christine Burris Instructor Select a Design • Check with teacher for design approval Find a good soft board.

Stained Glass Window
Advanced Glass Art
Option One
Christine Burris Instructor
Select a Design
• Check with teacher for design approval
Find a good soft board to build on
• Enlarge your design to fit. (slightly smaller than the board.)
Make 2 copies
Have The Teacher Cut Your
Exterior Zink
Use Horse Shoe Nails and a T
square to align 2 sides of your Zink
• Hammer in on both sides of the Zink to
hold in place
Store the extra pieces of Zink in
place on the board (nail in)
• Do not loose these pieces of zink. You will
be charged for their replacements
Decide which size lead you want to
use and stretch several pieces.
• Use the lead vise located on table 6
• Fold in half and set on your board
Cut your first piece to fit into a
corner.
• You Must build into this corner for the
entire project
• Cut your lead to frame this piece
• Hold w/nails
Continue to add glass framing each
with lead working into the corner
Because of the size of the lead,
You may need to modify your pieces to stay
in the pattern.
• The clear glass in the upper right needs to
be adjusted to stay on pattern
Sometimes you may need to replace a
pattern piece by cutting one from the base
with an xacto
Continue working to the opposite
edges holding in place as you go.
• You will need to remove the exterior zink from its holding place to
put in the final pieces Be sure the window remains in square
Now you are ready to Solder!
• First solder the corners together
• Only flux the areas you are ready to solder
Next.
• solder all lead joints that touch the Zink
• Then solder the joints in the interior
• You may want to have a friend check to
see that you haven't forgotten one
• Finally ask the teacher to assist you in
turning the window over
• Solder the 2nd side in the same manner
Depending on size you may need
to rebar for support.
• Ask the teacher if this is necessary and if so she will cut
what you need
• Solder to each place it contacts with the lead
After soldering you must putty.
• Work up the can of putty to soften the
material
Push the putty between the lead and the
glass to pack all lead and zink channels
After puttying both sides clean off
remaining putty and patina both sides
• After patina, you must wash with soap and
water and rinse thoroughly (Flux can cause
corrosion so we use patina to counteract flux but
it can etch soft glass)
• Fill out a self evaluation sheet then have the
teacher grade your project and celebrate!!!
• Arrange for safe transport home!!!
Here are some student windows!